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The clinical and genetic epidemiology of neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis in Newfoundland.
Clinical genetics - 1 Sept 2008
Moore S J, Buckley D J, MacMillan A, Marshall H D, Steele L, Ray P N, Nawaz Z, Baskin B, Frecker M, Carr S M, Ives E, Parfrey P S
Abstract excerpt
The neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCLs) are the commonest neurodegenerative disorders of children. The aims of this study were to determine the incidence of NCL in Newfoundland, identify the causative genes, and analyze the relationship between phenotype and genotype. Patients with NCL diagnosed between 1960 and 2005 were ascertained through the provincial genetics and pediatric neurology clinics. Fifty-two...
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